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All Blacks Sevens fire on day one in Paris

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The All Blacks Sevens will face hosts France in a Cup quarterfinal after topping Pool B in a thrilling opening day in Paris.

Still searching for their first series win in 2017, the Scott Waldrom-coached side were impressive in racking up comfortable wins against Wales and Argentina to set up a blockbuster clash against USA to see who would top Pool B.

It was the two debutants to the fore for the All Blacks Sevens in the first half against USA with both Jamie Booth and Fa’asiu Fuatai crossing for tries to secure a 10-7 halftime lead.

USA have a number of attacking threats across the park, and none more so than speedster Perry Baker who crossed for a second try early in the second half to take a 14-10 lead.

But that was to be it for USA as the All Blacks Sevens took complete control with three more tries in the second half to win 26-14.

The victory sets up a quarterfinal showdown with hosts France who were strong in Pool C with wins over Kenya and Spain.

Elsewhere on day one, Samoa sensationally topped Pool D with wins over Fiji, Australia and a draw with Russia. But the biggest shock of the day came in Pool A with Scotland upsetting series leaders South Africa 19-12 early in the day.